Advertising device



W. D. WRIGHT 'ADVERTISING DEVICE Filed Oct. 14. 1922 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 IlvnlxffllL Il., VIIIrL I.

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remise foei. ie, ieaa narra WILLIAM n. waienr, or rvivonisune, vineima.

Ani/namento nnvrcn Application led ctober 14, 1922.11S`era1 No. 594,506.

To all whomrz't may concern: Y

Be it 'known that LWVILLTAM D. lViiiGi-i'r n n' L u n 7 a citizen oftheUnited States, residing at L nchburg in the countv of Campbell and Stateof Virginia. have invented certainnew and useful Improvements inAdvertising,

Devices, of 4which' the speciiication. Y l

This invention relates to advertising defollowing- YVis a .vices and itsprimary object is toj provide a simple and inexpensive but durabledevice Vwhich will be automatically operated to periodically,display anannoiincement V and attract the attention of passers-by with ceritainty.Another objet-tof tli invention is to provide an advertising devicewhich will' require practically no attention from the user and` whichmaybe actuated by the force of the wind. Another object or" theinvention is to provide Aadevice whichjmay be dis# played'oiitdoors andin whiclitlie working elements will be protected from the action ported'that it Ywill* always Vbe inV operative Other objects of the inventionwill appear incidentally in the course of the following description. i

rllhe invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in 'which-Figure l is a perspective Yview Iof an ada.

vertising deviceembodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan view, partly broken away and in horizontal section;

Fig. 3 is a view partly in longitudinal sec. tion and partly in sideelevation;

' Fig. l is an enlarged 'detail sectional vie taken on the line 4h74ofFig. 3;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sec-'- tion through the operatinggearing; j

VFig` 6 is an enlarged detail section on the dine 6 6 of Fig. 2;

ground and is equipped Vat its upper end Figs. Tand 8'are views similarto Figs. 2 and 3, respectively, showing another formV of the invention.i

In carrying" out my invention, I'employ a post l'which is suitablyanchored in the with a reduced portion 2 of circular cross section whichconstitutes'a pivot postvfor the'body 3 of the-apparatus. lVhile thedevice is intended more kparticularly for' outdoor use, `'it obviouslymay be made in smaller sizes suitable for arrangement with-` in the showwindow of a Vstore and mounted upon Va fixed support of any convenientform. The body 3 of therdeviee isgivena. form simulating van aeroplane.and is venclosed on all sides, except Yfor. aslotfl in itsl c top'7through which a sign or displaygcard 5 lmay be periodically V raised andlowered. Secured within the body and rising through the ends vof the-said slot 4Q are channeled guides 6 `which are slidably enga-ged vbythe edges .ofv thedisplaycard or sign 5 so that the Said card will belcaused to move inaNVA rectilinear path. 1 The'g-guides will `extendabove Ythe top of the body a lsufficient Vdis-V tancefto be engaged bythe sign ordisplay member when; the latter is in itskegtreme upperposition YAand the height ofthe body will be at least equal-tothevertical dimensaid member islgiweredg itmay-be coinpletely housednwithin thefbody. The :outer surfaces ofthe body may be decorated withstars or other insignia, as indicated atf,` or may be utilized foradvertising purposes, Y permanent announcements being painted or Aotherwise placed thereon. The tail vaneor' rudder l8 of the device maybe utilized forl sired construction and lof' any approved material. Iprefer to form it'of sheet metal .having its 'upper edgeifrolledor-,otlierwise doubledfaround a tube or rod 'l0 whichhas itsenrdsjVfitted in the channels of the guides. this construction being shown/inFig. 6.

sion ofthe displayV member so that, 'wlien soY Theframes 9 are openandan operatingIlr lever -lllexten'ds through` they front` frameA andhas-its rear end connected withthe 'lo-wer lendof the display inemberbyav pin andslot connection, as Vshown at l2; The

meY 'i lever` vextends rearwardly Yfrom and-forms V 'a partof a yoke 13whicliis pivoted at its frontl extremities to the sidel walls of thebody,as shown at 14C, andleaf springs 15 are Vpreferably secured uponthe sidewallsof the body to bear against'tlie under edges of the xyokeajdjacent'the front ends j of..` the'. saine whereby; to Vassist inraising thejyokeV in the "operation of the apparatus..v Therearppor- K'tiene of theiylokeare-reinforcedby fa cross bar or brace 16,-=aswillfbe readily .understood the body 3, which is inte .pin 31 projectingfor a short period vabove tue p y 3 so that the announcement thereon maybe easily read. Y

upon referenceM passes aro i cross bars body above y structed withbearings and thereby rotatabl the post.

lWithin the front end of the'body, l cure a supporting structureconsisting ot frames i9, secure/l -in any convenient orpreerred mannerto the Walls of the body transversely of the saine and tubular ineinbers2O disposed longitudinally et the body and secured in the raines l9vLhishings 2l are iittedin the ends oi these tubular inen bers toprovide bearings for the shafts ,22 and 23 and also close the ends or'the tubes so that lubricant supplied thereto cannot escape and be lost.vertically disposed tubes extend between Vthe upper and lower tubes 2Oand establish. cenununication tween the saine, a'reservoir cup bei-ng`provided upon the upper tube to maintain a supply el lubricant and itthe saine to flow readily into the up er tube. 'l also provide a cup ortrough QG -dedto contain a the loiver portion A non supply of lubricant,and orn Jhe 4gear Wheel 27, which is secured u the shaft 23, di nto th lnt Wit the said cup r rh of the lubricant projects throughV the l i 3and is equippedl with a pr Wheel Q9, the blades et which are that aircurrents flowing will impart rotation to the 'Y l el .H e ancL therebyrotate the shalt 22. bviOuSly, the rotation of the shalt 22 will betransmitted. directly to the described gearing. Upon the 'fac of the 2?is grooved cani 30, the groove oi" which is engaged by a stud r Hforwardly 'from the cross bar 16 at the center or the saine. The rota-`tion of the cano Will obviously effect sliding movement of thepin orstud Within the earn groove and the said pin will thus be given areciprocatory movement in a vertical plane so that the yoke 13 and thelever l2 Will be vertically oscillated. Upon reference to Fig. 1i,moreover7 itV will be noted that the cam has a portion 32 Tvhich isnearly hat and is substantially chordal to theV gear $27.V This chordalportion of the earn is innuediately adiacent'he periphery of the gear sothat it will engage the pin 3l When the pin is atits highest point.Y Thedisplay inem- "ber' or sign will, there-tore.y be maintained top oit thebody 'w J-L .E n the bert -in or' bracket 5l on the liront llllhen thedevice is arrangedoutdoors, it will, or course, be driven by the Wind,and when itis displayed Within a shovv Windowv it maybe operated by theblast from conycnient blower. Should the air currents be derving; in adirection transverse to the body ciC the device, they Will strike theside or the tail vane 8 and ivill thereby suing the body around upon itspivotal support 2 so that the propeller or Wind Wheel Q9 will be broughtinto the. head of the Wind. The said propeller Willv then be. obviouslyrotated will transmit motion to the describe/l ,gearing` whereby thelever ll Wili be oseilleted vand the display member 5 will be raised.and lowered at regular intervals. will thus be seen that the operationoi 1 device is automatic and continuous'so that no attention will berequired from the user except to occasionally replenish the supply oflubricant. The lubrication 0f the driving1 Vineehanisno is thoroughinasinuch en cup Vor reservoir inay be initially ted and through thesaid parts. .The cup or trough 2G will maintain an adequate supply oflubricant for the teeth or the gears 'for a protracted period andthisrtrough or cup will preferably be ei such depth that it will alsosupply lubricant to the groove ot the earn 30. lli/ly device isobviously simple and compact in the construction and arrangenient oitits partstand all the Working parts are protected from the Weather sothat it may be produced and set up at a lovv cost and will provedurable. Y lt constitutes a very attractive and veihcient advertisingdevice which will Ypositively attract the attention oiE passers-by andwill, therefore., prove a yery advantageous advertising` medium theforni et the invention slzov-in in Fins 7 and S, beveled pinion :s

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of the driving; shadt.` said sha'it ev;- tended through a tubularneinber el which supported by a post 4t2 rising, troni the bottoni otthe body. The pinion 40 nicshes with a beveled pgear i3 which securedupon a transverser shalt 44: which is housed within a tubular inenberLil-5, the housi l5 being' connected with the housing,Y l1 a brace 476so te counteract any tendency oit the gears to separate under strain.@il cups 4C? are provided upon both tubular meinbers or housings for anobvious purpose. The cani i8 is provided on the outer side et the gear4l?) and is operatively engaged by a pin i9 'on Vthe side et the lever50, said lever being pivoted at its front end to end et the inain andslot connec- The body and having' a pin tion at its rear end with thesign 5.

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thereby Vmaintain proper relation of the lever to the sign, while aretractile coiled spring 53 is attached to the leverrandthe top of thebody to aid in the upward movement thereof. A trough 54. may be providedto furnish lubricant to the groove of the cam. as in the case of thetrough 26, the trough 54 being indicated in dotted lines only for thesalie of clearness in the showing of the other parts. It will be notedthat the lever is arched at 55 so that its downward movement will notmeet interference with the transverse shaft.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1.` An advertising device comprising a body, guides secured verticallywithin the body and projecting through the top of the same, a displaymember slidably fitted in and extending between said guides, a leverpivotally vsupported within the body at the front end thereof and havingits rear end operatively connected with the lower end of the displaymember, an airdriven propeller mounted on the frontend of the body, andmeans housed within the body and operatively connecting said propellerwith said lever whereby to oscillate the lever.

device comprising a hollow body, a display member mounted for verticalreciprocation through the top of the body, an air-driven propellermounted at the front end of the body, and means housed within the bodyoperatively connecting the propeller with the display member, said meansincluding a cam whereby the display member will be held at rest abovethe top of the body at intervals.

8. In an advertising device, the combination of a hollow body, a displaymember mounted in the body for vertical reciproca tion through the topof the same, a lever piv- Q. An advertising otally mounted at its frontend within the its rear end operatively connected to the lower end ofthe display member, a pin carried by said lever, a cam engaged by saidpin and having a iattened portion at its highpoint whereby to maintainthe display member at rest for a perceptible period above the top of thebody,

body and having an air-driven propeller on the front end ot y the body,and means housed within the body whereby said propeller will rotate saidcam,

il. In an advertising device, the combination of a hollow body, amounted above the body for vertical recip rocation through the top ofthe same, a lever fulcrumed within the body and operatively connectedwith said display member, a propeller shaft mounted within the body atthe front end thereof and projecting through the front end of the same,an air-driven propeller secured upon the front end of said shaft, atransmission shaft arranged below the propeller shaft, tubular framemembers enclosing the said shafts, tubular connections between saidshafts, means for supplying lubricant to said tubular members, gearingconnecting the said shafts, a cam carried by the member of said gearingon the transmission shaft, and means whereby said cam will actuate thelever.

5. In an advertising device, the combination of a hollow body, channeledguides secured in and projecting through the top of the body, a displaymember consisting of a rod having its ends slidably engaged in saidguides, and a vsheet of rigid material having its upper end fittedaround the said rod, and means connected with the lower end of saidsheet to reciprocate the same.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM D. WRIGHT. [Ls] display member

